Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

Three incidents of violence against Dalits since March 26, two against minors, one against elderly woman

Caste-based violence subjected on Dalits for not touching teacher’s feet as a mark of respect, letting goat wander into another field; Congress terms UP to be a “haven for lawlessness and anti-Dalit hate crime”

With less than two weeks for polling, how concerned are national parties on land and forest rights for Adivasis?

As constituencies in 20 states go to polls on April 19, in Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, have political parties included forest rights and rights of Adivasi communities in their manifestos and election campaign?

Sexual assault at BHU: Dalit student alleged abuse, assault and attempts of forced sex against another student in hostel

The victim has filed a written complaint at the police state, has demanded adequate action or else will leave the BHU hostel

Hate crimes against marginalised this Holi

Incidents from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana showcase how hatred against Muslims and Dalits continues to simmer as Holi celebrations are marred with violence.

US Court upholds Seattle ban on caste-based discrimination; rejecting claims of infringement on “Hindu religious practice”

Seattle’s ban on caste-based discrimination was recently affirmed by a constitutional US court in an order of March 8, giving a huge push forward against caste based discrimination; Court rejected as flimsy the Plaintiff’s arguments of whether the ban against caste discrimination was an “infringement of Hindu religious practice” or :discriminatory” in any way

BJP a threat to tribal rights and land, Adivasis & Moolnivasis: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren

Jharkhand CM warned against BJP's alleged threat to tribal rights and land; human rights organisations have flagged serious issues related to Adivasi Rights in a HR Manifesto ahead of the 2024 polls

Minor Dalit girl gang raped after promise of marriage

A Dalit girl from Pilbhit was gang raped in Rajasthan after she had tried to elope with a man she had met online

Not livable in summer, Chitrakut PM-Awas houses ‘push’ tribals in moneylender trap

Those who are in-charge of implementing the PM-Awas scheme...

Chennai: Dalit man hacked to death by in-laws due to caste

Two young Indians, a man and a woman, were killed in Tamil Nadu in two separate incidents for marrying outside their caste.

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